Download or read book Victorian Social Activists' Novels Vol 1 written by Oliver Lovesey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writers of these novels were involved in various types of activism, using approaches ranging from conservative amelioration to radical militancy. Their works employ a broad variety of genres from the novel of manners, sensation, education and vocation, to allegory, romance and lesbian fiction. Volume 1 includes a general introduction ‘ The Wife’ and ‘Janet Doncaster’.